Age of Exploration

Which country was the first to send explorers to search for a sea route to Asia?

Spain

England

Portugal

France

Who was the first explorer to sail through the Indian Ocean to India?

Christopher Columbus

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Vasco da Gama

Hernando Cortes

Christopher Columbus believed he had reached _______________________.

Hispaniola

North America

Asia

Africa

Select all of the following that were claimed by Spain

Florida

Pacific Ocean

Canada

South America

What country established the first permanent European settlement in the New World?

Spain

England

France

Portugal

What happened first?

October 12, 1492

Vasco da Gama sails to India

Ponce de Leon discovers Florida

Vasco Nunez de Balboa claims the Pacific Ocean for Spain

What happened last?

1588

The English establish a settlement in North Carolina

The Revolutionary War

Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean

Which of the following best describes why the Age of Exploration occured?

England and Spain wanted to expand their empires

Spain had claimed North and South America

European rulers wanted to find a cheaper way to obtain spices from Asia

The English defeated the Spanish Armada

Select ALL of the following that are TRUE.

The English defeated the Spanish Armada in 1587

Vasco da Gama claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain

Hernando Cortes conquered the Incan Empire in South America

Explorations by Giovanni Verrazano and Jacques Cartier resulted in French claims of much of Canada

Select ALL of the following that are FALSE.

Sir Francis Drake was an English pirate.

Spain was the first country to search for a sea route to Asia.

Spices were used to preserve food.

Vasco da Gama sailed for Spain.

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